Theater seat



Sept. 2, 1931;;

E. M. SQUIRES THEATER SEAT I Filed 'April 1, 1929 INVENTORT Ella M.

59a 1 res ATTORNEYS WITNESSES v50 section 2fis' supplied witha-rogtatahle Patented s ept.

This invention relates' to an improved seat,

particularly for large halls (theatersflthe object being/c provide a'CO iIStIHGfiOIiWhQIfQ in a personmay'mo've somewhat toone side ithoutleaving'the'seat in order that another person may-pass a a,

Another object of the-inventioniis to pro ide an improved seat fortheaters or audi-f toriiuns, the? structure including a 'support' having -,chanr1 fered"lcorners and a rotatable center, whereby a 'personmay swing around to one'side Withontrising in order" to let anotherrpersonpassifi- A further object, more specifically; is 135} provide aseat wherein the centerrportion" rotates as the person turns, the rotating part being capable of removal at-any time.

In the accompanying drawings,' j f Figure 1,is a top vplan viewer twoseats ;eonstructedaccording to the-present inven-- ,tion

Figure'Q is a sectional idea throng'hFigure I lon' the'line 2-2, the same being one an .en V I a g V g ---;fofithe socket. Theparts are so proportioned larged scale; 7 a Figure 3"is a detail View throughFignre 2V;on-the, line 3-3;

Referring tofthe accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 and; 2 indicate-identical seatsj arranged side-by side: In a theater ofrothe r v 3o au dito nium there are usually rows of seats similarto seats I and 2;-and.when some ofthe J seats are occupied it isidiflicult for a person to pass.'- Itis, customary at present forpeople "Stand. up order to allow others Ito-pass. This obstructs the view-of anyone sitting-in the rear and also discomrnodes the'sittersg a V r In the presentfinYehtionj meansha ve been iprovid'ed wherebylpers'ons sittingfinthe seats may inerely swing theirfllegs to'one sideand'; thus present a free passage for fa, person; as

{ shown particularly-in Figurell; F The "seat 7' ,l'sec'tion 3is cutaway orfchamfered at points 4 and; 5, whereby the, spa e: 6 is ileft}; w en a a person desires 'to"passfthe 'seatsa fpiersmi' v w 4' sitting: in seat'l, forinstance,.jvill swing into- 5 'the spacehand the person sitting in the space 2 will swing his legs into a similar space at' ingaction is assisted bythefa t that theeat fragmentary sectional 1 der 13 'acts to :prevent any noticeable. tilting;

of the sectioniwhile permitting-the secti'onto-I freelyfrotate. "In; casethe' seats 1 andj 2fare r occupied'rand a[p'erson desires to plass, the $0 I occupantsmerelyswing their legs to the' right 1 or left int'oi'th e sp'ace6 and then-the 'person "may readily pass. The oceupantsof the seats Qthenswing their legs back intoa'de'siredpm 'sition In this waypeople nayreadilypass 8 5" othersisittingidownwithont causing anyonei 1 to rise and without discomfort or embarrass- Y 'Eri 'rA mite sonmrzsg orfgamrryvrnnnfnnw Yonk';

its; Essie so. than,

one side in thetisual mannerjand' asindicated in Figure -1 Seat Section 3 is'provided with-, 5' 3 a recess 10 in which most of therotating sec- 11 and a- ,covering or padding 12, zThe seat section 3 is provided With'anannular'ofiset or shoulder 13 on whichthe outer'partofthe loase hoardll rests, While the center is snp- 1,1 ported by a ball-shaped member v14c-.1orefer.-,.65v f ably formed'integralwith p1ate'15, Plate 151i is securedtosection- 7 byscrewsfor otherudesired means, while the-headfor ballliisf adapted to fittinto the socketorcup116r This socket or cup is formed substantially-iden- 1, 9 s v ticall'y with'an ordinary socket of afsnap fas -fv memo that the resilient sections 17 Wil-lper 3 "niit the heador hall 14 to mo einto and "ontthatjmostof the weight of section This car riedby head 114, though the annu1a'rshonl.

nent. '1 What Iclairnis I In afsea't ofthe flush with the top thereofi, saidsection lightly riedby said' seat-s'ection, :an'cl/a head carried-f into said socketllgfl V v,

"2 Aseat, ineludinganiain seat seetion'ankil") a rotatable seat 3301110115 Salli. mam, seat see? J 1 0 k and partscarried thereby to he swung'to 6 l tion 7 fits, said rotatingsection being vpref- 1 a: era-bly'provided With'a' suitable base boardffio" H 7 character. described,v 0"] 3 seat section nevi-age recessformed with an" annular shoulder, aLrotat'alole seat section;

fitted into saidrecess soas tobe substantially resting onsaidshouldeni a socket'm emberjcar 7 tion having a recess for receiving said r0tat V able seat section, said seat section being sub 7 stantially Wholly within' sa'id recess,-a metallic socket c arried by saidvmain seat section cens s trally thereof, said sdcketbeing formedf with v resilientprojections; and'a' head secured to the bottcm' of said rotatable seatsection .fad'apted tqfit socket andlgest thereon for aci'ng'a's agrotatable support, saidiprov 6' jections resiliently resistingfapplication 'and' reniovalofsaid'head; j 1 I v V 3; A seat for audit oriums and the like, com- "prising a-main seat. section having a recess, pl ovidedfwith an annular; eripheral shqul 5' den, a'r'otatabl'e sectionf-fittmg 'substantialiy whglly within seii recess and resting onsaid 'shQ' ilfi s k and w sest the nt r of said v, I remap Lseia sectmnac ing asaj ent al Hp- PQWthQ Q-iQI-T V A :7 ELTYEA 

